contagion
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable, uncountable) A disease spread by contact.
- (countable, uncountable) The spread or transmission of such a disease.
- (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease.
- (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease.
- (countable, uncountable) A recession or crisis developed in such manner.
Concetti
sinonimi
contagious disease
contact infection
contact transmission
contagious infection
Traduzioni
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Middle English (late 14th century), from Old French, from Latin contāgiō (“a touching, contact, contagion”) related to contingō (“touch closely”).
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